I couldn't let him die I couldn't!
He was all a had...my big brother. My protecter...
My Zane...
His lifeless body was so heavy, literally dead weight on my shoulders. But I had to get him to shelter, I had to get him back home so I could reanimate him.
Oh god why is it so far away..?
Why...does it have to be so difficult...
I hefted the snowy ninja blindly up the mountain, higher and higher into it's depths.
I have to get him home...
Home...
My shivering had stopped...not a good sign, I was probably on the edge of being frozen to death...
But I could hear the cabin in the distance, built into a hollow tree, I could hear the wind echo off of it's branches...
Finally! I made it to the door. My hand stuck to the knob and I had to peel away skin to be able to shut it again, but it was all worth it...everything would be worth it once my big brother was alive once again.
I set him down gently next to the fireplace, swiftly building a fire in his wake. Then rushing to retrieve my blueprints.
"I'm going to bring you back...I will bring you back I promise..."
I ran my hands along the complicated Braille instructions, then feeling along Zane's chest for the matching sets of raised dots and setting to work.
His memories hadn't been damaged...he was in quite good condition...but his support system was broken...he needed a new one quickly.
I had the supplies and it was so much easier to build than one would believe...
Soon I had the warm, pulsing device in my fingers, I placed it in Zane's chest and fixed a few of his settings before switching him on.
He twitched first, whirring mechanically, then he curled into a fetal position and shivered like a newborn child.
I took him in my arms and scooted with him closer to the fire. I stroked his hair lovingly.
"You're going to be okay...everything is fine now..." I cooed to him.
His hands found their way feebly around my waist, he huffed rapid breaths into my stomach, and moments later with a groan he muttered: "M...momma..."
I closed my sightless eyes and tried so hard not to cry. "No baby," I replied. "I'm not your mother...but you are safe now..." I leaned down and kissed his cold forehead gently, and he shivered violently.
I didn't want to leave him...but...he did not remember me...nor would he remember this...I didn't want him to hurt...he's suffered so much...
I slipped out from beneath him, carefully placing his head back onto the stone floor. He made a noise of protest but I ignored it against all my instincts to stay.
I put more wood on the fire, and laid some beside it as well or when he was finished rebooting.
I grabbed some extra clothing for the trip back to NinjaGo and a small amount of food, then made my way to the exit where I stopped and took one last look at the man huddled in the floor.
"I love you brother..." I said, my voice cracking, and I left him on his own in that cabin, re-entering the freezing cold labyrinth that was no longer my home...